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Constitution of the Republic of Ghana 1992

6

Jurisdiction
Ghana
Provision
6
Source language
English
Recorded status
in force
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Recorded status
in force

Provision text

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(1) Every person who, on the coming into force of this Constitution, is a citizen of Ghana by law shall continue to be a citizen of Ghana. (2) Subject to the provisions of this Constitution, a person born in or outside Ghana after the coming into force of this Constitution, shall become a citizen of Ghana at the date of his birth if either of his parents or grandparents is or was a citizen of Ghana. (3) A child of not more than seven years of age found in Ghana whose parents are not know shall be presumed to be a citizen of Ghana by birth. (4) A child of not more than sixteen years of age neither of whose parents is a citizen of Ghana who is adopted by a citizen of Ghana shall, be virtue of the adoption, be a citizen of Ghana.

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Constitution of the Republic of Ghana 1992 · nccegh.org · Retrieved 18 August 2026.

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